Grading out the Stars individual performances from Traverse City

While the win-loss results aren’t attractive, it was a younger team at the tournament and consisted heavily of AHL-contracted players and free agent invites.

By comparison, the teams playing in the championship game — the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks — each had multiple first-round picks and big-name prospects on their roster.

So how did the Stars individual players perform during the four-game tournament?

(Note: Grades are on different scales for each player. A top-prospect and higher draft pick is graded more harshly and has higher expectations than an AHL-contracted player or free agent invite).

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